Confessions of a Miseducated Man

Confessions of a Miseducated ManNorman Cousins Ivy

comprehension 1. n.[U](power of)understanding 理解(力)a problem above/beyond one’s ~某人不能理解的问题 2. [U/C] exercise aimed at improving or testing one’s understanding of language 理解力练习 a French comprehension 法语理解力练习 v. comprehend 全面理解、了解、领会 adj:comprehensible 能充分理解的 comprehensive 包罗万象的，全面的

n. the state of being the only one of its type 独一无二 、 唯一 adj . unique 1 .(a) being the only one of its type仅有的； 唯一的； 独一无二的 a unique work of art 独一无二的艺术作品 (b) having no like or equal ; unparalleled 独特的、无比 的、无双的 a unique opportunity 难得的机会 (c)【作表语】~to sb/sth 仅与一个人或一个群体或一个 事物有关 special difficulties unique to blind people 盲人遇到的 特殊困难 2. unusual 不寻常的、突出的 a rather unique little restaurant 别具一格的餐馆

uniqueness

adj.1(a) angry or unfriendly 不友好的、有敌意的 a hostile crowd、glance、review、reception 怀有敌意的群众、一撇、 评论、接待 (b)showing rejection of sth ;opposed to sth 对某物持否定态度；反对 某事物 be hostile to reform 反对革命 2. of an enemy; warlike 敌人的；敌方的 hostile aircraft 敌机

Hostile

adv. hostilely n. hostility (a). 敌对 敌意feelings of ~敌对情绪 (b).反对，否决

e.g.

She found his manner towards her distinctly hostile 她觉得他对她的态度及 不友好 His suggestion met with some hostilities .他的建议遭到某种程度上的反 对

referencen.(U).the action of mentioning 提到，说到，涉及 [C].speaking of or mentioning sb/sth说到或提到某人/某事的言语或文 字 [C].statement about a person’s character or abilities 证明文书，介绍 信

bear/have some /no ~ to sth 与某物有关/无关 In/with reference to sb/sth 关于某人某事 without reference to sb/sth 不考虑某人 For future reference 以供日后参考V. refer :a .~ to sb /sth 提到 涉及某人某事 b. ~to sth /sb 像某物某人咨询 refer to a dictionary ,an expert 查字典 询问专家 c. ~sb / sth to sb/sth 将某人/某物交给某人/某物以寻求帮助 refer a patient to a specialist for treatment 把病人交给专科医生治

疗。

e.g.Avoid any reference to his illness .千万不要提起他的病 She has excellent references from former employers. 她持有以前的雇主写的很好的证明书。 He made pointed references to the recent scandal. 他 有针对性地提到最近的丑闻。 This has no reference to what we were discussing.这 与我们所讨论的无关

specificadj. particular 特定的 n. (a) drug used for treat a particular disease 特效药 (b) particular aspect 具体的方面，详情 adj. special :of a particular or certain type ,not common 特殊的， 特别的

adv. specifically : in a specific manner 确切地，具体地，特别地 e.g. 1.The money is to be used for one specific purpose 这笔钱有专门 的用途。 2. We all agreed on our basic aims, but when we got down to specifics it became more complicated.关于基本目标，大家的意 见是一致的，但当谈到具体的事情时，情况就复杂 3. You were specifically warned not to eat fish .已经特别叮嘱过你 不要吃鱼

variationn.(C.U) the act ,process ,or result of varying 变动 变化 变异 v. vary vi.变化，不同，偏离， vt. 使不同，使变化多样， adj . Various 各种各样，多方面的，许多 n. variety 多样，种类，变化(varieties) e.g. The regulation allows of no variation. 这规则不得改变。 The survey found a wide variation in the prices charged for canteen food... 调查发现食堂饭菜的价格相差很大。

compressionn. the act of forcing people or things into small space压缩 The compression of gas 气体的压缩 v. compress : (a)press sth together ,force sth into a small space 压紧 挤压，压缩 (b)express in a shorter form ,condense 使精简，浓缩 n . compressor 压缩机 压气机

e.g. The film compresses several years into half an hour . 这电影将几年的事压缩到半小时内。

far-flungadj .1. 漫长的，辽阔的，蔓延的 ~area 大片地方 a ~network of contacts 广泛的关系网 2. distant 远的 widespread广泛的, extensive广泛的 ,sweeping扫除 ,diffuse扩散 wide-ranging广泛的 ,distant疏远的 ,remote遥远的 ,far-off远方的 faraway遥远的 ,outlying远离中心的 ,extreme极度的 ,far远 的 e.g. Her fame has reached the most far-flung corners of the globe 她 已名扬四海

remotenessn. being far away from other places or people 远离 遥远 adj . remote 1.(a)far away from ,isolated 远离的，遥远的，隔离的 a ~farmhouse ,region 偏僻的农舍，地区 (b) far away in time (时间上)遥远的，久远的【做定语】 in the remote past /future 在遥远的过去/未来 (c)separate ;not connected 距离很大的，没有关联的 2.cold and unfriendly 冷淡的，疏远的，漠不关心的 3 small ,slight 微小的，轻微的 a remote chance 微乎其微的机会 adv. remotely [通常用与否定句中】极微地，极轻地 e.g. It isn’t remotely possible that you will be chosen to go .挑选你去 的可能性并非很小。 Your comments are rather remote from the subject we are discussing .你的评论和我们所谈论的问题没多大关系。

tribalismn. (U)1.state of being organized in a tribe or tribes 部落制度 2.behaviour and attitudes that result from belonging to a tribe 部落人 的习性。 n : tribe部落 tribesman 部落成员 adj : tribal 部落的

refinedadj .(a) improved ;changed 改良的 (b)cultured or elegant 文雅的，不粗俗的 v. refine (a)purity , remove impurities from sth 从….中出去杂质， 精炼， 提纯 (b)i

mprove by removing defects and attending to detail(去 粗取精，一丝不苟) 改良 refine one’s working methods 改良自己的工作方法 (c)make (sb/sth )more cultured or elegant 使某人/某物更 加有教养或更文雅 refine one’s manners, taste ,language 使举止更优雅，趣味更高雅， 语言更文雅 n . refiner 做精炼加工的人或机器 refinery 精炼加工厂 a sugar ~ 制糖厂 e.g.

Her tastes are very refined. 她的趣味十分高雅。

mutualityn. the state of mutual respect, understanding ,support 相互关系， 相关 adj .mutual (a) felt or done by each other towards the other 相互 的，彼此的 mutual affection 彼此间的爱 (b) shared by two or more people 共同的，共享的 1. our mutual friend 我们共同的朋友 2. a mutual admriation Society 一个相互吹捧的社会 adv . mutually

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